The Text of the Hebrew Bible: From the Rabbis to the Masoretes

258 Pages·2014·1.648 MB·English

by  Elvira Martín-Contreras, Lorena Miralles-Maciá

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Journal of Ancient Judaism. Supplements
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Elvira Mart(cid:134)n-Contreras /
Lorena Miralles-Maci(cid:130) (eds.)
The Text of the Hebrew Bible
From the Rabbis to the Masoretes
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Contents
ListofAbbreviations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Preface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
ElviraMart(cid:134)n-ContrerasandLorenaMiralles-Maci(cid:130)
InterdisciplinaryPerspectivesfortheStudyoftheTextoftheHebrew
Bible:OpenQuestions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
I.ThePreservationandTransmissionoftheHebrewBible
EmanuelTov
TheMythoftheStabilizationoftheTextofHebrewScripture . . . . . . 37
JohnVanSeters
DidtheSopherimCreateaStandardEditionoftheHebrewScriptures? . 47
ArievanderKooij
StandardizationorPreservation?SomeCommentsontheTextualHistory
oftheHebrewBibleintheLightofJosephusandRabbinicLiterature . . 63
ElviraMart(cid:134)n-Contreras
RabbinicWaysofPreservationandTransmissionoftheBiblicalTextin
theLightofMasoreticSources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
GünterStemberger
PreliminaryNotesonGrammarandOrthographyinHalakhic
Midrashim:LateAdditions? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
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6 Contents
JulioTrebolleandPabloTorijano
TheBehavioroftheHebrewMedievalManuscriptsandtheVulgate,
AramaicandSyriacVersionsof1–2Kingsvis-(cid:151)-vistheMasoreticText
andtheGreekVersion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
II.TheMasorahandotherApproachestostudytheTextofthe
HebrewBible
NathanR.Jastram
TheSeverusScrollandRabbiMeir’sTorah . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
AlexSamely
SomeLiteraryFeaturesofMidrashicandMasoreticStatements . . . . . . 147
WillemF.Smelik
Targum& Masorah.DoesTargumJonathanFollow the‘Madinhae’
ReadingsofKetiv-Qere? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
LeaHimmelfarb
DoestheTiberianAccentuationSystemPreservetheBabylonian
AccentuationSystem? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
YosefOfer
ThreeEnigmaticNotesfromtheBabylonianMasorahComparingthe
LanguageoftheHebrewBibleandtheMishnah . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
DavidMarcus
ThePracticalUseoftheMasorahfortheElucidationoftheStoryof
Samuel’sBirth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
Bibliography . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
IndexofBiblicalReferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241
ListofContributors/Editors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259
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List of Abbreviations

1. Journals, periodicals, major reference works, and series
AB AnchorBible
ABD AnchorBibleDictionary
AJEC AncientJudaismandEarlyChristianity
ANESSS AncientNearEasternStudiesSupplementSeries
Bib Biblica
BZAW BeiheftezurZeitschriftfürdiealtestamentlicheWissentschaft
CBET ContributionstoBiblicalExegesisandTheology
CBQ CatholicBiblicalQuarterly
DJD DiscoveriesintheJudaeanDesert
DSD DeadSeaDiscoveries
EDSS EncyclopediaoftheDeadSeaScrolls
EncJud EncyclopaediaJudaica
FBBS FacetBooks,BiblicalSeries
FRLANT ForschungenzurReligionundLiteraturdesATundNT
HALAT HebräischesundaramäischesLexikonzumAltenTestament
HdO HandbuchderOrientalistik
HS HebrewStudies
HUCA HebrewUnionCollegeAnnual
JANES JournaloftheAncientNearEasternSociety
JAOS JournalofAmericanOrientalSociety
JBL JournalofBiblicalLiterature
JBQ JewishBibleQuarterly
JBR JournalofBibleandReligion
JCP JewishandChristianPerspectives
JJS JournalofJewishStudies
JPS JewishPublicationSociety
JQR JewishQuarterlyReview
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JQRNS JewishQuarterlyReviewNewSupplements
JSJ JournalfortheStudyofJudaism
JSJSup SupplementstoTheJournalfortheStudyofJudaism
JSS JournalofSemiticStudies
JTSn.s. JournalofTheologicalStudiesNewSeries
MEAH Miscel(cid:130)neadeEstudios(cid:221)rabesyHebraicos
MGWJ MonatsschriftfürGeschichteundWissenschaftdesJudentums
OBO Orbisbiblicusetorientalis

OTL OldTestamentLibrary
OTS OldTestamentStudies
PAAJR ProceedingsoftheAmericanAcademyofJewishResearch
PRSt PerspectivesinReligiousStudies
QHBT QumranandtheHistoryoftheBiblicalText
RB RevueBiblique
SOTSM SocietyforOldTestamentStudiesMonographSeries
STDJ StudiesontheTextsoftheDesertofJudah
Sub.Bi. Subsidiabiblica
TCAAS TransactionsoftheConneticutAcademyofArtsandSciences
TLQ TempleLawQuarterly

TSAJ TextsandStudiesinAncientJudaism
VT VetusTestamentum
VTSup VetusTestamentumSupplements
WUNT WissenschaftlicheUntersuchungenzumNeuenTestament
YOS YaleOrientalSeries
ZAW ZeitschriftfürdiealttestamentlicheWissenschaft
ZDMG ZeitschriftderdeutschenmorgenländischenGesellschaft
2. Bible Texts, Versions
BH3 BibliaHebraica,eds.R.Kittel–P.Kahle
BHQ BibliaHebraicaQuinta
BHS BibliaHebraicaStuttgartensia
NRSV NewRevisedStandardVersion
OG OldGreek
Pes Peshitta
˙
RSV RevisedStandardVersion
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ListofAbbreviations 9
3. Hebrew Bible
Gen Genesis
Exod Exodus
Lev Leviticus
Num Numbers
Deut Deuteronomy
Josh Joshua
Judg Judges
Ruth Ruth
1–2Sam 1–2Samuel
1–2Kgs 1–2Kings
1–2Chr 1–2Chronicles
Ezra Ezra
Neh Nehemiah
Esth Esther
Job Job
Ps/Pss Psalm/Psalms
Prov Proverbs
Qoh Qoheleth

Song SongofSongs
Isa Isaiah
Jer Jeremiah
Lam Lamentations
Ezek Ezekiel
Dan Daniel
Hos Hosea
Joel Joel
Amos Amos
Obad Obadiah
Jonah Jonah
Mic Micah
Nah Nahum
Hab Habakkuk
Zeph Zephaniah
Hag Haggai

Zech Zechariah
Mal Malachi
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4. New Testament
Matt Matthew
Mark Mark
5. Apocrypha and Septuagint
1–2Esd 1–2Esdras
1–2Macc 1–2Maccabees
6. Mishnah, Tosefta, Talmud
m. Mishnah
t. Tosefta
b. BabylonianTalmud
y. JerusalemTalmud

Abot Abot
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Arak Arakhin
˘
AZ AbodahZarah
˘
Ber Berakhot
BQ BabaQamma
Erub Erubin
˘
Git Gittin
˙˙
Hul Hullin
˙
Ket Ketubbot
Mak Makkot
Makhsh Makhshirin
Meg Megillah
Men Menahot
˙
Mid Middot
Naz Nazir
Pes Pesahim
˙
Qid Qiddushin
RH RoshHashanah
Sanh Sanhedrin
Shab Shabbat
Sheq Sheqalim
Sot Sotah
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